5. Breakfast granola bars

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You’re drawn in by the words “healthy”, “protein”, “whole grains” and “fibre” when you look at the array of breakfast bars in the supermarket and of course you think you’re going to get a healthy breakfast. But wait!

Take a closer look at the ingredients list.

You’ll find that these breakfast bars contain a lot of sugar.

They also generally don’t have enough nutrients to keep you going for more than an hour, causing you to crave snacks before your next meal.

6. Smoothie bowls

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All that nicely-decorated fruit and nuts in one bowl atop a creamy smoothie must be healthy, right? Not always!

The Instagram-worthy breakfast trend may be pretty to look at but how healthy they are depends on the individual ingredients in each bowl.

Some contain ingredients that are high in sugar such as peanut butter, honey and chocolate.

And it’s also easy to consume more than you should as each serving is placed in a large bowl for aesthetic purposes.